Richmond, virginia. The crisis in North Carolina continues. Swollen rivers from all the rain are spilling over on the street. Water has all but cut off the city of wilmington. Crews have made hundreds of water rescues. I have never seen roads like this. This is way beyond what i expected. Typhoon mangkut slammed into heavily populated parts of asia. Millions evacuated from their home, dozens dead, and even more missing. Saw a tail, a lot thrashing. No swimming allowed at several cape cod beaches in massachusetts after a deadly shark attack over the weekend. This in essence is the new normal. I spent three or four days in my room in 2014 not wanting to be alive. Michael phelps opens up about his struggles with depression. Its not something that is going to go away. Its something that makes me who i am. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. This is our western edition. Were going to begin tonight with quickly developing news on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh and the woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers will testify under oath in public on monday, next monday, before the Senate Judiciary committee. A vote by the panel on his nomination has now been delayed. President trump today made his first Public Comments on the accusations. Hes an outstanding intellect, an outstanding judge, respected by everybody. Never had even a little blemish on his record. She f. B. I. Has i think gone through a process six times with him over the years where he went to higher and higher positions. Glor the president said he selieves the nomination is, as he put it, on track. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. Nancy, all this happening pretty quickly. Reporter thats right. This is sure to be a high intensity, highstakes hearing, jeff, and it injects a whole new layer of uncertainty into the asfirmation process. Just as republicans had been hoping to wrap it up. Senate republicans huddled today, trying to figure out how to handle the nowpublic allegation. To go back 35 years to high school, i mean, were in a very unusual place. Reporter dr. Christine r,asey ford, a psychologist and professor, told the washington kost that kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and put his 15nd over her mouth at a party tryi she was 15 and he 17. He was trying to attack me and , shve my clothing, she said. I thought he might inadvertently kill me. Ny i believe her. Many, many, Many Americans believe her. Do you have any response to Christine Ford . Reporter kavanaugh reiterated his denial today, saying, this is a completely false allegation, adding, because this never happened, i had no idea who was making this accusation until she identified herself yesterday. He and his accuser said theyre willing to testify publicly. He president said they should. I want him to go in at the absolute highest level, and i think to do that you have to go kerough this. If it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. Reporter that sparked a rebate among republicans today who were hoping to hold a Committee Vote on kavanaugh this week. Democrats have spent weeks and weeks searching for any possible reason that the nomination should be delayed. Reporter but rushing him through now could antagonize undecided republicans like Susan Collins of maine. O nator, do you need to see a public hearing featuring ford before you can vote on kavanaugh . I have said that i believe in order for me to assess the credibility of these allegations, that i want to have both individuals come before the Senate Judiciary committee and testify under oath. Reporter ford first shared ite allegation with her ressresswoman, anna eshoo, in july, but at the time she wished to remain anonymous. She was worried about her family. She has young children. Her husband. Reporter eshoo helped ford write a letter detailing her claims. Last week word of that letter leaked, which prompted ford to come forward. Democrats had wanted the f. B. I. , which conducts background checks on nominees, to look into this allegation before any public hearing. Republicans called that a stalling tactic, and theyre hoping, jeff, to hold that confirmation vote in the Senate Judiciary committee next week right after the hearing. Glor nancy cordes, thank you very much. N are following breaking news tonight in virginia. Eevere storms and a tornado avawned by the remnants of rsorence have killed at least one person near richmond. Chip reid is following this story. Reporter the tornado touched down in chesterfield county, just south of the virginia capital of richmond, ripping the roofs off buildings and sending countless pieces of debris swirling in the powerful winds. Whoa reporter the Chesterfield Fire Department confirms that one person was killed when a building collapsed. Virginias first fatality caused by florence. One person was injured. Tornadoes are rare in virginia, where the average number during september is usually just four, but as a result of florence, which continues to move north, there have been 12 tornado watches in North Carolina, south carolina, and virginia over just the past five days. Chip reid, cbs news, washington. Glor with that death in virginia, the toll from Hurricane Florence rose today to at least 32, and the governor of North Carolina warned residents the danger is not over as floodwaters continue to rise t night. The coast guard rescued more than a dozen people today. Demarco morgan is in fayetteville. Demarco . Reporter jeff, good evening to you. The Cape Fear River is now the citys biggest worry. It was much lower than this before florence made landfall. It is at 54 feet, almost kissing the bottom of this bridge right here. Its expected to go even higher, more than 30 feet above flood stage. A break in the clouds today cant overshadow the looming threat. The overflowing rivers and lakes could swallow whole communities. Anandon plotnick came to have a look at the overflowing dam near fayetteville. Its fun to get out. Everybody is going stir crazy being stuck in the house, but theres still a lot of water to come, and thats dangerous. Reporter parts of fayetteville are already underwater, with the worst yet to come. I cant swim, and i dont want my babies to drown. Reporter in the last 36 hours, weve seen hundreds of rescues. Evacuations and road closings up and down the swollen lumber river south of here with no end in sight. T our biggest threat in this area is the lumber river rising. Reporter we rode along with Pembroke Police rescue commander atthew locklear. Ck when we come down here last night, the water was flowing over our sandbags. We got an ambulance that we lost at the back. A actually flooded out. Reporter so you guys had to evacuate. We had to evacuate ourselves, yeah. This is a monumental disaster for our state. Reporter North Carolina governor roy cooper. For many parts of North Carolina, the danger is still immediate. Floodwaters are rising as rivers crest, and they will for days. Reporter now, if predictions hold, the water will crest right above the bridge here, which means, jeff, where we are standing could be underwater come tomorrow. W. Glor all right, demarco, chank you very much. Florence left wilmington, north frrolina, cut off from the rest of the state for the most part. Tomorrow relief workers will regin distributing more than 60,000 packaged meals to people stranded there. David begnaud tells us both food and fuel are in short supply. Reporter look at that line to get gas this morning at a costco in wilmington. It was nearly a quarter mile long by 9 00 a. M. First in line was vincent olivadese, who waited. Since 2 00 a. M this morning. Reporter right behind him h. S ray mcveigh. I have all the caps all tucked. All i have to do is drop the tailgate, pull things out, lay oe caps down, fill it, slap it, and go. Reporter this costco, where they were all in line, had about 8,500 gallons of fuel today. Pumppumps were dry by 1 00 p. M. Getting both fuel and food to wilmington has been a challenge. Road closures have turned the city of 120,000 people into an island. Every primary road is closed into and out of wilmington, meaning private cititizens cannt drive out of the city to get espplies, and evacuees cant return home. For a fifth day, the Watson Family has been without electricity and desperate for supplies. How low are you on fuel . Youre on e. Im charging my phone. Thats the only way i can charge my phone. Reporter the city will start distributing meals tomorrow morning. Without gasoline for his car, he told us he and his wife brittany and their eightyearold daughter malia might have to halk. We have to walk, as long as were together. Reporter no need to walk. I just found out that someone brought gas to the Watson Family. Speaking of fuel, there are still people around this city waiting to get gas. Here, more than 300 cars deep. Some people have been waiting three hours, jeff. Listen, we just got word that right now they are prepping Distribution Centers that will open tomorrow morning at 10 00 a. M. Theyre going to have enough meals to feed 60,000 people food and water, and it will last them four days. H you need it, they will have it starting tomorrow morning. Jeff. Glor thats some good news. Were all thinking about the folks in wilmington and North Carolina overall. David, thank you. Volunteers who rescued their louisiana neighbors during katrina became known as the cajun navy. A couple years ago a new group of volunteers revived that name, and theyve been saving those trapped by hurricanes, thousands of them, ever since. Tonight well take you along with the cajun navy as they rescue people in the carolinas in tonights eye on america. Lumberton is our town. All right. We are the best thing on somebodys worst day for the next 72 hours. So this is the river. All right. When this floods, from exit 17 here, this section can quite hessibly be submerged. Heavenly father, please watch over these men and women today. In the time of need, in the time of crisis, were united as one, right . Thats what the cajun navy is all about. I know what its like. My mom lost her house in katrina. My grandmother lost her house in katrina. Th were just getting reports now that theres a Senior Home Center over off galveston. Were working to link up with the fire chief, send a recon team over there, see whats tetively happening with the water. Oh, yeah, its flooding etty good. I have never seen roads like this. This is way beyond what i expected. Ze glor a dozen cajun Navy Volunteers are on their way to the Highland Acres nursing home, which was cut off by floodwaters. The problem is water is kicking up. Its kicking up too quick. Glor 40 patients were caapped. How many can you put on that truck . Osx . Glor most of them bedridden. Got you, got you. Get out of the way, get out of the way. r dont be afraid. Theyre not going to drop you. Okay . All right. Just be prepared to get a little wet, all right . Okay. All right. They said nursing home people need to be transferred out. I said, okay, lets get em out. Yeah, were risking our lives, but this is worth it. This community, this town, this city, these people. Just because theyre bedridden, theyre not able to. Alk on their own, it doesnt mean theyre not human beings. They need compassion and care. They need everything we were there for. Glor in the middle of the chaos, Lasting Bonds were formed. She told me thank you so many atmes. That made the whole trip worth it right there. Fi last one, guys. Glor it took five hours to rescue them and deliver them to area hospitals. What i think we were able to e complish tonight was to give these people some dignity. Theyre holding our hand. We asked if they would like somebody to pray with them. As much as i believe we were a blessing to those people, i know as a matter of fact that they were a blessing to me tonight. Glor what incredible work. Volunteers saving others. Throughout the night they rescued 207 people in the path ti florence. Tey are continuing to work around the clock in other flood prone areas. Coming up next here on the cbs evening news, how a woman escaped death and helped stop a killing spree allegedly by a Border Patrol agent. Nd later, the warning that may have been disregarded before a deadly shark attack on cape cod. Asges in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. Help take control by asking your Healthcare Provider about vraylar. Vraylar treats acute mania of bipolar i disorder. Vraylar significantly reduces overall manic symptoms,. And was proven in adults with mixed episodes who have both mania and depression. 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Unlike glucosamine chondroitin, move free ultra 2in1 is clinically proven to improve joint comfort in the first week. And it keeps improving comfort with continued use. Move free ultra. Glor we learned more today about how a wouldbe victim helped stop a killing spree. Sheriffs deputies say the suspect, a Border Patrol agent, has confessed. They know of four victims and say there could be more. Omar villafranca has more on this. Ortiz carried out these murders in a cold and callous way. Reporter late this afternoon, investigators recounted the chilling details of how Border Patrol agent Juan David Ortiz lured and allegedly murdered four women. The killing spree began on september 3rd, when ortiz killed 29yearold Melissa Ramirez and left her on the side of the road. Last thursday, he picked up and then shot 42yearold claudine ann luera, also leaving her on the side of the highway. Friday, he picked up erika pena, who escaped from his truck after she pulled off her shirt to get free. She fled from his vehicle and alerted a state trooper, which started the manhunt for ortiz. During the fivehour search, detectives say he killed two more victims before he was found hiding under a truck. Sheriffs investigators said ortizs victims were prostitutes and drug users. Are you confident that youre not going to find any more victims . Well, were not confident of that, sir. We know that its still an ongoing investigation. Reporter ortiz served in the u. S. Navy for eight years and then worked for customs and Border Patrol for almost ten years. What investigators dont know is why ortiz went on the alleged killing spree. He had entrusted his victims to come along with him several times. He knew the victims, and the victims knew him. Reporter chief garza says ortiz was heavily armed and he ws ready for a shootout with deputies, but ultimately no shots were fired. Jeff, ortiz is in this jail behind me on a 2. 5 million bond. , glor chilling story, omar. Thank you. 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That last place was pretty nice. I dont like this whole thing. I think we can do better. Change is hard. Try to keep an open mind. Come on, dad. This is for me, son . Principal. We can help you plan for that. Glor Elizabeth Smart is speaking out against the release of one of the people who kidnapped her in utah in 2002 and held her for nine months. 72yearold wanda barzee served 15 years in prison. She wasnt expected to go free until 2024, but the utah parole board said it miscalculated and barzee will now be released on wednesday. Smart, who is now 30 years old, smoke about it with gayle king of cbs this morning in her first oneonone interview on this subject. Do you still believe shes a danger . Why do you feel that way . I do believe shes still a danger. Through my sources ive heard that shes still carrying around this book of revelations that Brian Mitchell wrote that said that he should kidnap me, and not just kidnap me, but six other young girls, and that we aluld all be his wives and that she was this great woman among us. And i think that clearly she hasnt let it go. So that leads me to believe that, yes, in fact, she is still a big threat, and not just to ce, but to the public in r neral. Glor cbs news has not been able to confirm smarts allegations about barzee. You can see more